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Old 04-04-2004, 02:28 PM
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i'm sure everyone has this and its not a big deal...but today i took my valve cover off to check my timing belt...eveyrthing was so...so as i was screwin the bolts back on one of them snaped...it was the one holding that lil wire that goes from the valve cover to the top of the right headlight...what is that wire for? i've always wondered but now that its not connected i'm actually caring...thanks
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the grounding wire?
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i think he is asking what is it grouding.
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It's actually grounding your engine to the rest of your car. It's there for a reason. Make a new one ASAP. Or you can always buy a grounding wire kit that grounds multiple points on the engine. I've seen dyno plots where people have made a few HP from one of those.
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just put it on one of the valve cover bolts...
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lol wow thats a pretty important wire eh? i can't put it on another valve cover because the one it was on snapped and i got the screw stuck in the hole...anyone know a way to get it out?
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ive ran my motor without one and with one, saw no difference, just put it on the valve cover bolt, i did it for a while
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